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You would expect some conditions to be common between them as tornadoes are spawned by thunderstorms and hurricanes are composed of them.

One of the main conditions you will find is instability. If you lift a parcel of air higher into the atmosphere it will cool, but so will the air around you. If the rates of cooling work so that the parcel becomes warmer and thus less dense than its surroundings, then the atmosphere is said to be unstable.

This instability is usually helped by plentiful warm, moist air. When the air warm and moist, the moisture will condense as the air cools, releasing heat to its surroundings. This slows the rate at which rising air cools, amking it more likely to become warmer than its surroundings. This release of energy is what powers a thunderstorm.

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